Published: May 22nd, 2012 at 10:34 am ET
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Subscription Only: Incinerating radioactive sewage sludge could contaminate environment
AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
By NOBUTARO KAJI/ Staff Writer
May 22, 2012
Incinerating the radioactive sludge that has piled up at sewage facilities across eastern Japan and burying it after mixing it with cement could increase the risk of cesium seeping into the environment, scientists say.[...]
the results of a research team led by Hideo Yamazaki, a professor of environmental analysis at Kinki University, suggest the process may increase the risk of the transfer of radioactive cesium into the environment. Instead, the scientists found that adding clay to the incinerated material may offer a safer way of processing it.
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The transfer rate soared to 2.87 percent when cement was added.
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The Tokyo metropolitan government is burying it in landfill sites after mixing the ash with cement and water.
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Published: May 22nd, 2012 at 10:34 am ET
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ive already given the link to the undersea dump sites…. i find it hard to believe they are not utilising these 4 vast waste dumps 200 km off the coast..
luckily the IAEA has monitoring rights agreed by china and russia.. so we should believe the smoke and mirrors..
"The Tokyo metropolitan government is burying it in landfill sites after mixing the ash with cement and water."
cement eh? help it to sink that would!
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There are some darker reasons for burning radioactive waste…..
Dr. Chris Busby; Consequences of Burning Radioactive Waste In Japan; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/dr-chris-busby-consequences-of-burning.html
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hi agr , great point.. mitigation
and added to that .. another saving.. burning instead of glasification..
big profits for the oncology sales people
big saving s for the nuke shareholders who can invest the profit in … onclogy..
its a win win!
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just a quick link here to show you what to expect when they burn waste
(cough!)
dramatic gieger reading 0.75 mcSv/hr peak straight to the lungs!!
welcome to london
london uk radiation alert 15/5/2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFZAYmwgcxw
err and 2 links eh?
eurdep update and uk radiation warning 15 may 2012 Part 1/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtsHcwO1aY
part 2 covers hungary etc (on the description)
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actually.. mercoule gave a similar type of gieger reading.. that was a nuclear furnace too! and it just had a wee fire apparently/sarc
that makes decommissioning and medical reactors worse than the nuclear power plants.. are the japanese measuring the outputs from the waste incinerators ??
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I expect Tokyo Bay to become Japan's Dump site, that way they are not guilty of dumping radioactive pollution into the "OCEAN" but of course that is silly since what goes into the Tokyo Bay will migrate into the Pacific Ocean…
There is even talk of building a new reactor on Tokyo Bay (no worries about high background radiation), since GREED rules in Japan!
Bye Bye Northern Japan…
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Aging Nukes: A four-part investigative series by Jeff Donn of Associated Press
This investigative series by Jeff Donn is the best reporting I’ve come across about the state of the US nuclear power generating industry. Even as a reasonably well read and versed researcher on nukes, I discovered new and significant data that I did not have. It’s long, but an easy and interesting read. For those of you who want to know more, I recommend it highly.
I’m hopeful the administrator will find a place on the main page for easy access to this investigative series.
The series had a profound impact. The stories ran on more than 85 front pages, played prominently on leading websites, and generated thousands of social networking shares and tweets. It also set off a raft of newspaper editorials and a few government investigations. The series also drew praise from many of the scientists and engineers who understand the issues best.
You can read the entire series here:
Part I http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-i-aging-nukes
Part II http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-ii-aging-nuke
Part III http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-iii-aging-nukes
Part IV http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-iv-aging-nukes
Interactive http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/aging-nuclear-plants
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Hey Cisco, I'll post that to HP!
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Whoopie, thanks…FYI, this investigative series was published June 2011
Correction/Error: I missed the "s" in "nukes" in the link for Part II. Here's the full string again with the edit
Aging Nukes: A four-part investigative series by Jeff Donn of Associated Press
This investigative series by Jeff Donn is the best reporting I’ve come across about the state of the US nuclear power generating industry. Even as a reasonably well read and versed researcher on nukes, I discovered new and significant data that I did not have. It’s long, but an easy and interesting read. For those of you who want to know more, I recommend it highly.
I’m hopeful the administrator will find a place on the main page for easy access to this investigative series.
The series had a profound impact. The stories ran on more than 85 front pages, played prominently on leading websites, and generated thousands of social networking shares and tweets. It also set off a raft of newspaper editorials and a few government investigations. The series also drew praise from many of the scientists and engineers who understand the issues best.
You can read the entire series here:
Part I http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-i-aging-nukes
Part II http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-ii-aging-nukes
Part III http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-iii-aging-nukes
Part IV http://www.ap.org/company/awards/part-iv-aging-nukes
Interactive http://hosted.ap.org/inte
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Informative comment Cisco. Though, next time can you make it on a more 'on-topic' post, like one where the report is about US reactors? It's no big deal, we are just trying to keep things a bit more organized. Thanks, admin
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"…Disposal of the sludge, which is THOUGHT to have been created after radioactive materials from the Fukushima nuclear disaster were carried by rainwater into sewage pipes and then condensed during sewage treatment, has become a MAJOR HEADACHE for local governments." – from article
Major Headache = Public Relations Nightmare
How many years worth of this 'goo' do they think they can continue to bury?
Your 'perception' of radioactive contamination is more important to governments and corporations than is the reality of the situation.
situation = Greatest man-made world changing catastrophe in history
"However, your assessed RISK is low, there is no reason for concern." They will repeat repeat.
The TRUTH is… your assessed risk level can no longer be accurately calculated at this time and your CONCERN should be at an all time HIGH.
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"The transfer rate soared to 2.87 percent when cement was added."
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Does that mean 2.87% of the mixture's cesium leaked into the environment? Or what? Any thoughts? I'd expect it ALL to leak (sooner or later, that is).
Good thing though that Asahi is catching up.
I imagine some big *gulps* as they think of all the stuff they already buried.
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I hope it doesn't mean 2.8% of all known cesium in existence. Where did these guys learn science? From reading Harry Potter?
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Hey B&B, I read it to say that if there is 100 Bq/kg in the buried mixture, 2.87 Bq/kg escaped from the mixture into the environment during the time period of their test.
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Could contaminate?
What goes up… Must come down.
Spinning Wheel – Blood Sweat and Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ
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What goes up . . . must come down.
Like Alaska Airlines flight attendants losing their hair and getting strange rash-like symptoms?
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/2124/020/Are_The_Alaskan_Airlines_Flight_Attendants_Getting_Sick_From_Fukushima_Radiation%E2%80%8B_I_say_YES.html
Isn't this what was seen about 3-4 months after 3/11 in Fukushima?
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